Sgt. Eric Zauner, a native of Greendale, Wis., starts a motor in the Helmand River valley of southwestern Afghanistan, working to build a helicopter landing zone for a special operations outpost in the Helmand River valley of southwestern Afghanistan, Oct. 21. Zauner, from Greendale, Wis., serves as the senior motor vehicle operator for a roughly 20-man team dubbed “Task Force Nomad.” Over the next several weeks, the task force, a subset of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, will construct or improve helicopter landing zones along the Helmand River valley in southwestern Afghanistan. - Sgt. Eric Zauner, a native of Greendale, Wis., starts a motor in the Helmand River valley of southwestern Afghanistan, working to build a helicopter landing zone for a special operations outpost in the Helmand River valley of southwestern Afghanistan, Oct. 21. Zauner, from Greendale, Wis., serves as the senior motor vehicle operator for a roughly 20-man team dubbed “Task Force Nomad.” Over the next several weeks, the task force, a subset of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, will construct or improve helicopter landing zones along the Helmand River valley in southwestern Afghanistan.